A graduate certificate can be attained by a student from various universities after completing certain coursework denoting he/she has mastered a specific subject area. The course comprises of 9 to 21 credits. The students can transfer the earned credits to more advanced degrees in a related field.
Most of the programs are available online for students and working professionals who need a more flexible schedule. A graduate certificate is usually one year in length and consists of around 3 to 6 courses.
If someone wants to qualify for a graduate certificate, they should be holding a terminal undergraduate degree.
For employment in many careers and professions like Counsellors, Physicians, Librarians, Nurse practitioners, and Professors; graduate degrees are required.
There are various specializations available in graduate certificate course. These are Graduate Certificate in Accounting, Graduate Certificate in Communication, Graduate Certificate in Marketing, and Graduate Certificate in Psychology and so on.
The main benefit of obtaining a graduate certificate is that it may help one to develop new skills and build proficiency in that single professional area.
Washington, District of Columbia
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Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 12,540
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,673
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $24,653
Graduation Rate: 84%
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Edinboro, Pennsylvania
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Avg Credits: 18
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Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,376
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $3,436
Graduation Rate: 44%
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Avg Credits: 15
Avg Tuition: $ 8,625
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,834
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $7,797
Graduation Rate: 76%
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St. Louis, Missouri
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Avg Credits: 15
Avg Tuition: $ 12,750
Avg Federal grant awarded: $6,920
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $38,434
Graduation Rate: 94%
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Denver, Colorado
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Avg Credits: 24
Avg Tuition: $ 15,840
Avg Federal grant awarded: $6,954
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $25,293
Graduation Rate: 79%
Specializations Offered: Writing
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Santa Barbara, California
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Avg Credits: 44
Avg Tuition: $ 12,540
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,512
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $1,054
Graduation Rate: 28%
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Avg Credits: 15
Avg Tuition: $ 11,700
Avg Federal grant awarded: $1,227
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $2,594
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Fort Collins, Colorado
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Avg Credits: 9
Avg Tuition: $ 7,353
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,580
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $5,717
Graduation Rate: 67%
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
Accounting Accreditation: ACBSP
Avg Credits: 14
Avg Tuition: $ 6,280
Graduation Rate: 11%
Specializations Offered: Finance
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Charles Town, West Virginia
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Avg Credits: 18
Avg Tuition: $ 6,300
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,546
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $825
Graduation Rate: 36%
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Fort Collins, Colorado
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Avg Credits: 11
Avg Tuition: $ 10,406
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,580
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $5,717
Graduation Rate: 67%
Specializations Offered: Finance
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Avg Credits: 18
Avg Tuition: $ 21,600
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,136
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $27,158
Graduation Rate: 70%
Specializations Offered: Finance
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Orange Beach, Alabama
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Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 3,600
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,235
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $473
Graduation Rate: 31%
Specializations Offered: Finance
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Waterbury, Connecticut
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Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 8,960
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,504
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $15,085
Graduation Rate: 39%
Specializations Offered: Finance
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Allendale, Michigan
Accounting Accreditation: CCNE
Profit Type: Public
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Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,555
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $3,981
Graduation Rate: 66%
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Boston, Massachusetts
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Avg Credits: 16
Avg Tuition: $ 76,470
Avg Federal grant awarded: $6,125
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $32,716
Graduation Rate: 87%
Specializations Offered: International Business
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Downers Grove, Illinois
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Avg Credits: 30
Avg Tuition: $ 22,980
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,644
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $2,709
Graduation Rate: 24%
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Avg Credits: 16
Avg Tuition: $ 8,496
Avg Federal grant awarded: $1,227
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $2,594
Specializations Offered: Social Work
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Fort Collins, Colorado
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Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 10,584
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,580
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $5,717
Graduation Rate: 67%
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Avg Credits: 20
Avg Tuition: $ 9,500
Graduation Rate: 11%
Specializations Offered: Social Work
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Waterbury, Connecticut
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Avg Credits: 18
Avg Tuition: $ 10,560
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,504
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $15,085
Graduation Rate: 39%
Specializations Offered: Drug, Substance Abuse and Addiction Counseling
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Charles Town, West Virginia
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Avg Credits: 18
Avg Tuition: $ 6,300
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,546
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $825
Graduation Rate: 36%
Specializations Offered: Emergency Management
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Denver, Colorado
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Avg Credits: 24
Avg Tuition: $ 15,840
Avg Federal grant awarded: $6,954
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $25,293
Graduation Rate: 79%
Specializations Offered: Leadership
Total Programs in Human Services (3)
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Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 1,200
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,354
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $21,084
Graduation Rate: 70%
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Manhattan, Kansas
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Avg Credits: 13
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Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,233
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $5,192
Graduation Rate: 63%
Specializations Offered: Human Resources
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Spearfish, South Dakota
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Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 7,675
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,588
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $2,372
Graduation Rate: 39%
Specializations Offered: Emergency Management
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Fort Collins, Colorado
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Avg Credits: 9
Avg Tuition: $ 5,571
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,580
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $5,717
Graduation Rate: 67%
Specializations Offered: Social Work
Total Programs in Human Services (1)
Psychology Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 15
Avg Tuition: $ 8,805
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,941
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $9,681
Graduation Rate: 67%
Specializations Offered: Autism Education
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Avg Credits: 15
Avg Tuition: $ 13,815
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,136
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $27,158
Graduation Rate: 70%
Specializations Offered: Autism Education
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Santa Ana, California
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Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 2,760
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Waterbury, Connecticut
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Avg Credits: 24
Avg Tuition: $ 14,080
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,504
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $15,085
Graduation Rate: 39%
Specializations Offered: Counseling
Total Programs in Psychology (1)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Avg Credits: 21
Avg Tuition: $ 10,336
Avg Federal grant awarded: $1,227
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $2,594
Specializations Offered: Child Psychology , Drug, Substance Abuse and Addiction Counseling +1 more
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Muncie, Indiana
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Avg Credits: 15
Avg Tuition: $ 9,240
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,750
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $9,256
Graduation Rate: 58%
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Total Programs in Psychology (1)
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Avg Credits: 25
Avg Tuition: $ 29,435
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,367
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $3,063
Graduation Rate: 47%
Specializations Offered: Drug, Substance Abuse and Addiction Counseling
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Bozeman, Montana
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Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 5,390
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,603
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $4,473
Graduation Rate: 53%
Specializations Offered: Drug, Substance Abuse and Addiction Counseling
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Fairfax, Virginia
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Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 9,960
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,745
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $8,085
Graduation Rate: 70%
Specializations Offered: Autism Education
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Lake Charles, Louisiana
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Avg Credits: 40
Avg Tuition: $ 55,352
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,518
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $4,527
Graduation Rate: 42%
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Pittsburg, Kansas
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Avg Credits: 18
Avg Tuition: $ 18,310
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,669
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $2,283
Graduation Rate: 49%
Specializations Offered: Autism Education
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San Francisco, California
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Avg Credits: 15
Avg Tuition: $ 15,225
Specializations Offered: Counseling
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Portland, Oregon
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Avg Credits: 20
Avg Tuition: $ 7,120
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,613
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $4,377
Graduation Rate: 48%
Specializations Offered: Health and Wellness
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Northfield, Vermont
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Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 9,900
Avg Federal grant awarded: $6,191
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $22,268
Graduation Rate: 58%
Specializations Offered: Forensic Science
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Baltimore, Maryland
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Profit Type: Private Not-For-Profit
Avg Tuition: $ 24,330
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,680
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $37,115
Graduation Rate: 92%
Specializations Offered: Data Science
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Eugene, Oregon
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Avg Credits: 45
Avg Tuition: $ 23,760
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,723
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $5,934
Graduation Rate: 72%
Specializations Offered: Data Analytics
Total Programs in Computer Science (1)
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Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 6,636
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,834
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $7,797
Graduation Rate: 76%
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Avg Credits: 20
Avg Tuition: $ 13,780
Avg Federal grant awarded: $1,227
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $2,594
Specializations Offered: Data Analytics
Total Programs in Computer Science (1)
Denver, Colorado
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Profit Type: Private Not-For-Profit
Avg Tuition: Request Info
Avg Federal grant awarded: $6,183
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $16,494
Graduation Rate: 68%
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Rochester, New York
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Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 12,420
Avg Federal grant awarded: $5,239
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $18,108
Graduation Rate: 66%
Specializations Offered: Networking
Total Programs in Computer Science (1)
Utica, New York
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Avg Credits: 18
Avg Tuition: $ 16,530
Avg Federal grant awarded: $3,225
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $20,660
Graduation Rate: 45%
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Total Programs in Computer Science (1)
Computer Science Accreditation: Request Info
Avg Credits: 12
Avg Tuition: $ 6,900
Avg Federal grant awarded: $4,834
Avg Institutional grant awarded: $7,797
Graduation Rate: 76%
Specializations Offered: Technology Management
Total Programs in Computer Science (1)